Long Close, Hitchin
Long Close, Hitchin
Description & Estimates
Long Close, Hitchin is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 2,540 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 3,234 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Long Close, Hitchin is £1,432,596 and its rental estimate is £4,844 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Great Wymondley, Hitchin, SG4 falls within the SG4 postal district, in the borough of North Hertfordshire.
Our Data Sources
Long Close, Hitchin has a single entry in the Land Registry from November 2015 and a single entry in the EPC database dated April 2015.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Long Close, Hitchin, we estimate a market value of £1,504,226 and a rental value of £5,087 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £1,332,314 and £4,505 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Long Close, Hitchin has seen its estimated sale value decline by £38,735 (2.7%) and its estimated rental value climb by £31 per month (0.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Long Close, Hitchin as measuring 3,234 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where 5 of the 7 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Long Close, Hitchin has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of A. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 13 Apr 2015.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has high performance glazing. It is heated using Ground source heat pump, Underfloor heating, pipes in insulated timber floor, electric.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Long Close, Hitchin completed on 5th November 2015 at £1,125,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 29.8% over the period since November 2015.
- Sold Nov 2015£1,125,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Long Close, Hitchin have sold within a radius of 1.6 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 25th June 2021, was Michaelmas Cottage, Church Path, Hitchin, SG4 7JE, a freehold house which sold for £1,285,000.
Read more about house prices in SG4.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Properties Let Nearby
Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 3 lets within 1.6 kilometres of Long Close, Hitchin.
The latest, in March 2025, was 10, Mermaid Close, Hitchin, SG4 0ET, a freehold house let by The Letting Quarter.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Location Comparison
Of the 26 addresses on Great Wymondley, Hitchin, SG4, Long Close, Hitchin comes out as the 7th largest and the 4th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £909k more expensive than the average property across the SG4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.0kmWymondley Junior Mixed and Infant School
- 1.2kmMary Exton Primary School
- 1.4kmPurwell Primary School
- 2.4kmHitchin Girls' School
- 2.9kmThe Highfield School
- 3.0kmThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Long Close, Hitchin, the nearest station is Hitchin, 2.2 kilometres away.
- 2.2kmHitchin
- 4.1kmLetchworth Garden City
- 5.0kmStevenage
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
